Two Glowing Nebulae Spark Cosmic Pareidolia in New VST Image

8 June 2026 at 14:03

This VST image shows Gum 10 and Gum 11, two nebulae in the southern constellation of Puppis. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Team.

Astronomers using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope have captured a spectacular image of two little-known nebulae: Gum 10 and Gum 11.

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This Ancient Mineral Came From Beyond Our Solar System and Is Older Than the Earth

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By: Mihai Andrei

4 June 2026 at 17:51

1. High-resolution microscopic image of a silica shell with krotite inclusions.

Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System.

Gemini North Telescope Peers into Crystal Ball Nebula

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By: Enrico de Lazaro

22 May 2026 at 21:00

This image of the Crystal Ball Nebula was captured by the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory. Image credit: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

A stunning new image from the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i, reveals the Crystal Ball Nebula in unprecedented detail: a lumpy, glowing sphere of gas sculpted by a pair of stars.

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